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The Cameron Highlanders. 39
The same day, Pte. M. Meany, of the Light Company,
while on picquet under Capt. Scovell, was wounded by a
bullet in the arm, which he lost in consequence. Capt.
Scovell was not laid up with fever till about the 15th or
1 6th.
Page 25 of book (p. 734 of magazine).— Capt. Donald
Macdonald was on picquet when he heard of the death of
his brother, of the 93rd, and was relieved by Capt. Percival
to enable him to attend the funeral. The brothers had
passed the evening together one night just before the
advance on Lucknow, in Donald's tent, and, on parting,
Charles said, " I must be off," and taking his brothers hand,
added, " Good bye, old fellow, every luck and success to
}-ou ; we may never meet again." And they never did
meet again. Poor Donald served in the regiment until
1 87 1, when the regiment, being already under orders to
embark for England, he dropped down dead from heart
disease while at great gun drill at the Artillery Barracks at
Kamptee.
Pages 34-36 of book (pp. 25, 26 of Vol. III. of magazine).—On
the evening of the i6th, after seizing and
occupying the Great Imambarra, No. 6 Company was sent
forward to hold the Roome Durwasa, and on the 17th was
one of the companies which advanced under Outram to
the Hassein Mosque, and Shureef O' Dowla's house. It
was advancing up a narrow street beyond these and the
Jumunia Bagh, when the explosion of powder took place in
front of them, in a courtyard adjoining the Jumma Musjid,
and it was near enough to be enveloped in dense white
smoke. The Sikhs and camp-followers, who were in front,
fell back with such a rush as to drive the company out of
the street, it being supposed that the street was mined, and
that other explosions would follow. Emerging in an open
space, the three officers rallied the men and re-formed,
General Outram, Brigadier Douglas, and staff officers being
close by. At this moment poor Sergt. Blyth rushed up,
his doublet and kilt on fire, and his face all black, and